One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant shasta daisys in Independence by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

Frost tolerance for shasta daisys:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant shasta daisys a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Independence is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your shasta daisys may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your shasta daisys indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Independence. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Independence and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Independence there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your shasta daisys if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Independence

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Independence

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